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Job Summary Indigo Fruit Farming seeks to employ a Farm Manager to ensure overall planning, organizing, and managing of all production-related farm activities within all the designated business units. Qualification and Experience: Tertiary education in the Agricultural Field. Minimum of 5 - 10 years of proven experience in the Citrus Industry. Skills and Competencies required: Good knowledge of the establishment, care, and production of citrus. Excellent planning and organisational skills. Strong leadership skills and ability to work confidently in a group. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Problem-solving ability. Excellent time management skills. Computer literate. Driver's License. Key Accountability Areas : Ensure timely and accurate execution of production tasks as communicated by and agreed with the Agricultural Manager. Measurement and collection of relevant data to provide feedback in terms of measuring efficiencies of production against protocols and planning. Measurement and evaluation of efficiencies of sprays, fertigation, pruning, and irrigation, contract workers and provide feedback to the Manager. Management of stock, labour, and production costs, record keeping, and reports. Motivate, mentor, coach, and manage a team of workers, with special reference to supervisors and scouts. Regular meetings with scouts to ensure Pest & Disease identification and management system run efficiently. communicate and motivate interventions with regard to pest, irrigation, pruning, and other production-related matters due to specific visual interpretation, discrepancies or deviances from the standard. Support the Regional and Agricultural Manager in achieving the production units' overall objectives. Provide leadership, direction, and guidance to the farming team. Ensure that quality control and compliance procedures are followed according to accreditation and management systems. Perform any reasonable duties as requested by the Agricultural Manager or his/ her designate. Manage financial and administrative tasks, such as confirmation of purchase orders, payment authorisations, and budget management.Trending Talent SolutionsProfessionsRecruiter

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